SOP 7: The Science of Couples Therapy with Peter Janetzki

We caught up with marriage and couples counselling expert, Peter Janetzki, to talk about the science of couples therapy and how his study of neuropsychotherapy has helped his approach to couples.

Peter Janetzki & Associates commenced in 1994 after Peter completed working for Scripture Union Queensland as a Youth Worker. More than a decade and a half later it has become a well known counselling practice throughout the greater Brisbane area, as a team of counsellors who provide quality professional counselling and psychotherapy from a holistic perspective. Referrals come from medical practitioners, allied health professionals, clergy, pastors, previous clients, and word of mouth.

Peter Janetzki & Associates also provide seminars, workshops and training, in personal and professional development for couples, families, churches, community agencies, educational institutions, government departments, and corporations.

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2 Comments

Todd
on September 27, 2018 at 2:26 am

AS a therapist with anxious attachment tendencies and apparently ADHD. How would you advise using all of the up and coming information to serve in own relationship when the wife believes there is no one that can teach or educate; and the issues are the other persons that needs to be fixed.

Thanks for your question Todd. I can speak to this from my personal experience as I live with Generalised Anxiety Disorder which blew out into Panic Attacks in my mid forties.

The first step was for me to get my GAD under control and part of this was learning to manage my reactivity especially in regards to being triggered by my wife.

I had to put into practice what I want my clients to do.
1. Stop reacting,
2.Stop taking everything personally,
3.Clam myself down and bring my prefrontal cortex back on line. When I stared to do this, I think I drove the family a little bit crazy as I would say it loud (for my own benefit) stop taking it personally.
As I started to regulate myself better I was able to check and clarify with my wife what was her meaning in regards to the things that triggered me. To my surprise it rearly matched my meaning which has helped my to reconstruct new meanings in our interactions.

Remember if you bring change to one part of the system you bring change to the whole system, which has been my personal and professional experience. As I started to change and grow, so did my wife and marriage. It wasn’t easy and it took some time but is had been so beneficial.